I not too long ago learn an interview with the outgoing surgeon common of the US, and he famous in that dialogue the continued epidemic of loneliness within the US. In reality, he wrote in a 2023 well being advisory, “Loneliness is way over only a dangerous feeling—it harms each particular person and societal well being. It’s related to a larger threat of heart problems, dementia, stroke, melancholy, anxiousness, and untimely demise.”[i]
Whereas I respect the federal government’s efforts to deal with this difficulty, it appears to me that the church has a main function to play right here. Of all organizations, the native physique of Christ should be central in serving to lonely individuals discover relationships, belonging, and which means. I’m involved, although, that the majority congregations most likely will not be pondering a lot about that duty.
As an alternative, we undergo our routines and motions, loving the individuals who attend church with us however not usually contemplating these
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